Leo III refers to how Ali and Salmani Fars and Umar all contributed material to the Book of the Arabs.
===Pagan Arabs rival the Pahlavi Christian Alids===
Although Ali and the Pahlavis had made their deal with the Pasigs, the Pahlavi Christian Alids faced political opposition from the more pagan Arabs of Abu Bakr, Aisha, Umar, Hafsa and the Umayyads.